AUSA S ILW HOT TOPICS ARMY CONTRACTS Smart Contracting Reform Enables Army Readiness FINAL AGENDA ASSOCIATION OF THE UNITED STATES ARMY 24 APRIL 2018 GEN Gordon R. Sullivan Conference & Event Center Arlington, VA
AUSA HOT TOPIC: ARMY CONTRACTS A Professional Development Forum Presented by the Association of the United States Army s Institute of Land Warfare 24 April 2018 General Gordon R. Sullivan Conference & Event Center Arlington, VA THEME Sm art Con tracting Ref orm E n able s Arm y Rea di n ess NOTE: Agenda as of April 12, 2018. All participants/speakers are on an invited basis only and subject to change 0700-01600 REGISTRATION 0700-0800 COFFEE SERVICE 0800-0805 SYMPOSIUM ADMINISTRATION, SAFETY, SECURITY 0805-0810 INTRODUCTION GEN Carter F. Ham President and Chief Executive Officer Association of the United States Army 0810-0830 OPENING REMARKS The Honorable Bruce D. Jette, PhD Assistant Secretary of the Army (Acquisition, Logistics and Technology) 0830-0900 KEYNOTE SPEAKER The Honorable Heidi Shyu Chief Executive Officer Heidi Shyu Inc. Former Assistant Secretary of the Army (Acquisition, Logistics and Technology) 0900-1000 PANEL DISCUSSION I: Army Acquisition Reform and Improvements Mr. Stuart A. Hazlett Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Army (Procurement) Department of the Army LTG William N. Phillips Vice President of Army/SOF Field Marketing The Boeing Company
PANEL DISCUSSION I: Army Acquisition Reform and Improvements Mr. Shay D. Assad Director, Defense Procurement and Acquisition Policy Office of the Under Secretary of Defense (Acquisition, Technology and Logistics) Maj. Gen. Casey D. Blake Deputy Assistant Secretary for Contracting Office of the Assistant Secretary of the Air Force for Acquisition Mr. Jeff Parsons Executive Vice President AECOM Management Services MG Kirk F. Vollmecke Program Executive Officer (Intelligence, Electronic Warfare and Sensors) Aberdeen Proving Ground 1000-1030 Special Presentation: Army Futures Command MG William Hix Director of Strategy, Plans and Policy Deputy Chief of Staff G-3/5/7 Headquarters for the Department of the Army 1030-1100 REFRESHMENT BREAK 1100-1200 PANEL II: Service Contracting Reform and Category Management MG James E. Simpson Commanding General United States Army Contracting Command LTG Richard P. Formica Vice President CALIBRE Systems, Inc. Mr. Byron Bright President, Government Services KBR, Inc. Ms. Ellen M. Helmerson Deputy Chief of Staff, G-8 (Resource Management) United States Army Training and Doctrine Command
PANEL II: Service Contracting Reform and Category Management BG Michael D. Hoskin Director for Contracting Office of the Assistant Secretary of the Army (Acquisition, Technology and Logistics) Mr. Darren Kraabel Senior Vice President, Aerospace & Technology Jacobs Engineering Group, Inc. 1200-1300 LUNCH 1300-1400 PANEL DISCUSSION III: Other Transactions Industry Consortium Panel Mr. Anthony Melita Chief Executive Officer Melita Consulting, LLC Mr. Michael Gray Vice President Programs, United States Army Tank-Automotive and Armaments Command/ United States Army Tank Automotive Research Development and Engineering Center SAIC Mr. Paul W. Milenkowic Executive Director United States Army Contracting Command (New Jersey Contracting Center) Ms. Jill E. Stiglich Deputy Director, Contract Policy and International Contracting Defense Procurement and Acquisition Policy Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition, Technology, and Logistics 1400-1430 SPECIAL PRESENTATION: The Future of Cyber Acquisition 1430-1445 AFTERNOON BREAK
1445-1545 PANEL DISCUSSION IV: Foreign Military Sales Procurement Process Improvements Ms. Ann Cataldo Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Army for Defense Exports and Cooperation Office of the Assistant Secretary of the Army (Acquisition, Logistics and Technology) MG Frank D. Turner Former Commander United States Army Security Assistance Command Mr. Duquoin Burgess Senior Director, Contracts-Weapon Systems BAE Systems Mr. Paul Debs President Advanced Technology Systems Company, Inc. Mr. John Jolokai Deputy Executive Director ACC Warren COL Mike Morton Director EUCOM / AFRICOM Regional Operations United States Army Security Assistance Command Ms. Gail L. Welch Vice President, IDS Contracts Raytheon Company 1545-1615 CLOSING KEYNOTE SPEAKER The Honorable Ellen M. Lord Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition, Technology, and Logistics 1615-1630 CLOSING REMARKS GEN Carter F. Ham President and Chief Executive Officer Association of the United States Army